It was only the second firing of an Federal Bureau of Investigation director in history. It was an unexpected predicament for the man who had painted ethical decision-making as an easy call. "But Donald Trump's decision to fire him now, in the mids... More..

Graham told CNN it would be helpful to see Trump's tax records but that it was too soon to say whether he would be willing to subpoena them, the network said . Yates' view that Trump's order was unlawful and i...More..

Comey's letter to congressional leaders informing them of the action was immediately leaked, and Clinton says it contributed to her loss on Election Day. "With respect to the Russian Federation investigation...More..

Mattis said he had open and useful discussions with Turkish officials Tuesday, and said the two countries are working out differences over America's continuing support for Syria Kurds as the fight against Is...More..

His visit will also give him the opportunity to connect with Roman Catholics with his visit with Pope Francis at the Vatican . This was the first meeting of Trump at the White House with a high-ranking offic...More..

In his first major act in the Cabinet, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is planning an announcement Monday afternoon at an elementary school in the Washington suburb of Leesburg, Virginia. The new rule would...More..

The hearing assumes significance as the apex court has made a decision to hear the case during the summer vacation and even suggested that it is likely to sit on Saturdays and Sundays to expeditiously decide th...More..

The film is now just about Rs 30 crore less than Dangal which had collected 387.38 crore in its lifetime run. Given the reviews as well as audience response in China, Dangal might breach past the $ 35 m...More..

Flynn's conversations with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak caught the attention of Trump's own transition team. Kislyak, like many foreign diplomats, was under routine surveillance, and his conversations wi...More..

In only a few months under President Donald Trump, the USA has nearly doubled the number of troops in northern Syria, taking a highly visible role that also risks a backlash from militants such as the Islamic...More..

The release is the biggest since the armed group swarmed a school in northern Nigeria in April 2014, kidnapping 276 girls. "We remain deeply concerned about the safety and wellbeing of the schoolgirls and oth...More..

According to the senior administration official, they are Justice Joan Larsen of the Michigan Supreme Court and Justice David Stras of the Minnesota Supreme Court. He noted there are more than 100 open seats on...More..

They had previously lived in Ashkelon (or Asqalan in Arabic), which is today part of Israel and just next to the border with the Gaza Strip. Outgoing Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal said Hamas's fight was not...More..

The Bharatiya Janata Party swept Delhi's civic polls on Wednesday, bagging an unprecedented 181 of the 270 municipal wards. The MCD elections are an important addition to the BJP's list of electoral victories...More..

Exit polls broadcast by ARD television showed Merkel's Christian Democratic Union leading with 33 percent and the Social Democrats, or SPD, trailing with 26 percent in the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein. ...More..

The West Mims fire burns in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Folkston, Ga ., in a photo released April 29, 2017. About 79 people were evacuated from Charlton County, GA . According to InciWeb, t...More..

A White House statement after the meeting omitted any mention of Kislyak's presence, instead focusing on Trump's conversation with Lavrov, which the President described as "very, very good". The readout is curi...More..

Sen. Lindsey Graham says he doesn't believe a special prosecutor should be considered unless the FBI's investigation into the Trump campaign's possible connections to Russian Federation becomes a criminal matte...More..

Washington says the militia is essential to the operation on Raqqa , but Ankara considers it to be a terrorist group linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK ). The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia ...More..

Huckabee Sanders said Trump's remarks do not mean he thinks the United States should adopt a similar system. Asked why he does not spend more weekends working in Washington, the spokeswoman said: "This is t...More..

Earlier Tuesday, Leahy had said he was troubled that the administration chose to keep former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn in office for 18 days after it was told that Flynn had lied about his con...More..

To date, Trump has left the foreign travel to his top aides and Cabinet members, including Vice President Mike Pence, who has been on two global trips so far, national security adviser H.R. "We will approach it...More..

McCabe was dragged into the spotlight of the Russia investigation in February when the White House said he rejected media reports that Trump's campaign advisers were frequently in touch with Russian intellige...More..

I bet planning that weekend getaway to the Hampton's house was a logistical clusterfuck for you Ivanka, feels. Ms Trump also wrote of attempting to "debunk the superwoman myth" by sharing photos on social me...More..

The South Korean president-elect also repeatedly expressed concern over a missile defense system (THAAD) deployment agreed to between President Barack Obama and Park a year ago. The two-term lawmaker also serve...More..